AB 5 is a threat to Silicon
Valley, state’s economy

California law AB 5 takes effect on Jan. 1. The intent of this law is to bring casual working relationships under existing employment laws.

The law exempted, among other professions, licensed engineers, an insignificant minority of engineers in the Silicon Valley economy.

Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is the largest technical professional organization in the world for the advancement of technology.

AB 5 has already caused IEEE consultant members to lose work, partly because the AB 5 provisions are difficult to understand and employers don’t want to risk violating the law.

AB 5 is a very real threat to the IT industry, to Silicon Valley and to the California economy. AB 5 essentially forces world-class talent to be restricted to a single company and not be available to the broader market, including startups.